Japanese Gardens Bridge Indoor, Outdoor Space
VOA Learning English • voa
Oct. 31, 2021 • ~4 min

Garden bird feeders are boosting blue tit numbers – but leaving other species hungry

Eating bird food was also linked to a nearly four-fold increase in their breeding densities.

Jack Shutt, Postdoctoral Research Associate in Conservation Ecology, Manchester Metropolitan University • conversation
May 26, 2021 • ~7 min

Peat compost to be banned – luckily, green alternatives are just as good for your garden

What can gardeners use that isn't so bad for the climate?

Margi Lennartsson Turner, Associate Professor of Horticulture, Coventry University • conversation
May 19, 2021 • ~6 min

Plant flower ‘billboards’ in your garden to help bugs in trouble

You can help declining insect populations by planting groups of the same kinds of flowers together, researchers say. They act like big ads for bug food.

Samantha Murray-Florida • futurity
April 26, 2021 • ~4 min

Treated like dirt: urban soil is often overlooked as a resource

The earth our towns and cities are built on is teeming with potential. It is under threat too

Roisin O'Riordan, PhD Candidate, Soil and Ecosystem Services, Lancaster University • conversation
April 26, 2021 • ~8 min

How the UK's first lockdown changed water habits – and risked shortages

With fewer people commuting, home water use changed radically overnight in March 2020.

Ruby Smith, Research Assistant in Geography, University of Manchester • conversation
March 22, 2021 • ~7 min

How the UK's first lockdown changed our water habits – and risked shortages

With fewer people commuting, home water use changed radically overnight in March 2020.

Ruby Smith, Research Assistant in Geography, University of Manchester • conversation
March 22, 2021 • ~7 min

To help insects, make them welcome in your garden – here's how

Looking for a new gardening challenge? Turning your yard into an insect-friendly oasis could mean less work and more nature to enjoy.

Brian Lovett, Postdoctoral Researcher in Mycology, West Virginia University • conversation
March 22, 2021 • ~8 min

January warm spells, March freezes: How plants manage the shift from winter to spring

Trees and shrubs in cold-weather climates rely on certain signals, such as temperature and light, to know when to leaf out and bloom. Climate change is scrambling those signals.

Richard B. Primack, Professor of Biology, Boston University • conversation
March 4, 2021 • ~9 min

How to Enjoy Gardening in Winter
VOA Learning English • voa
Feb. 22, 2021 • ~6 min

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